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Salamanca by bike

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You’ll leave by coach with your host/hostess from Barca d’Alva for Salamanca where you’ll meet up with your guides.
Is there a more unusual way to tour this Spanish city than on a comfortable bike? Along with your guide, you will ride along the banks of the Tormes river before discovering Salamanca’s Old Town, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. You will get to know all the must-see sites but also the places off the typical touristic paths. The tour includes a visit of the gothic cathedral whose successive extensions created a mixture of styles going from late Gothic to Baroque, including Renaissance. Afterwards, we’ll visit one of the world’s oldest Universities which first opened in 1218. Also known as “Escuelas Mayores”, the University building has a sumptuous gate adorned with the city’s most famous design: a frog atop a skull – symbolic of the sin of lust being punished after death. Its wonderful library brims with old manuscripts dating back from prior to the 19th century. We’ll have lunch in a local restaurant before enjoying some free time to wander the city alone. After our long day, we’ll return to the ship in Vega de Terron.

Duration : approx. 11:00

The excursion lasts all day. Wear comfortable, sturdy walking shoes.

Lunch included.

Times are approximate.

The order of the visits can change.

These excursions are not proposed for all the cruises and depend on the itinerary.

If the minimum of 25 participants is not reached, the excursion may be either cancelled or proposed at another rate, depending on the number of participants (to be paid for on board).

The excursions on the first evening and the morning following boarding are only guaranteed for the passengers who have booked the excursion before the cruise.